Looking to the Past

Icy's pacing in Griffin's office, Darcy's lounging on one of the more comfortable chairs, Stormy's sitting on the desk, and Selina's flipping through the Legendarium.

The trip to Egypt rattled all three witch-sisters, but none more than Icy - Bloom could very well have just suffocated them with the amount of heat in that place, after all. The fact that she turned their plan against them and was possibly torturing them by keeping them from using any magic to even cool themselves off was scary enough, the fact that she instantly defeated them was even worse. One of these times, they're going to get her angry enough that she'll just finish them off for good - they're convinced that she's somewhat amused by their attempts to kill her at this point, because why else would she let them live?

There's no question about if she'll kill them, not after Tritannus, it's a question of when at this point. The thought drives Icy over the edge for a minute, and she turns to Selina and says "Pull something massive out of that book, something not even Bloom could defeat!"

Selina looks at her, and says "She beat a god, Icy! What is there that Bloom couldn't beat?!"

Darcy suddenly says "While I really don't like this idea, there is one person we know of that could match Bloom in power."

They all look at her, and Stormy says "No…you're not thinking of-"

"Valtor. Unfortunately."

"But…he's dead! And he's a freaking monster-demon-thing!"

Icy says "He might be able to defeat Bloom. All we'd have to do is control him."

Selina says "Hm…Valtor. Yes, I've seen that name here before. His story is in the Legendarium. A man made from corrupted Dragon Fire. Bloom's exact opposite. Yes, that could work."

Icy asks "Can you control him if you summon him from your book?"

"Yes, he'd be a bit like a robot. Or a puppet. He'd have to follow whatever commands I give him when I summon him. He'd have consciousness, awareness, but he'd be powerless to do me and any I tell him to not harm - you three, don't give me that look because that's how it works with my powers. And the reason I could summon him is not only because his story is in the book, his fire is still burning. When he was killed, his dark Dragon Fire endured. They didn't extinguish it, it burns still somewhere. Now, before I do though, are you absolutely sure? I only ask because the story in the book paints him as a complete sadistic psychopath who went on a rampage on Domino before Bloom's parents stopped and defeated him."

All three sisters look at each other worriedly, remembering how Valtor changed before their eyes and nearly killed them. The idea that they all had a crush on him is ridiculous and makes them all want to barf, and the idea that he could come back makes them all want to scream - but the idea of finally being rid of Bloom outweighs all of that. Icy says "Yes, Bring him here, Selina."

Selina finds the page with the sorcerer with the long hair and coat, she's read this page so many times - as many as she's read Acheron's page. They're both powerful, but Acheron was trapped by a powerful spell she doesn't have the power to break - Valtor is simply another story in the book, much like every other story she's summoned before. Valtor's story is bloody, gruesome, full of gore, and full of a bottomless ambition to become the most powerful, unchallenged and dominant. All of which puts some doubt in her mind, there's no telling what this guy will do once he's finished the task of killing Bloom - if he can finish it, and that's an 'if' as big as the collection of spells in Cloudtower's vaults.

She reads off the story however, and summons the spark of dark Dragon Fire to them. It appears in the room, and then burns into the familiar shape of a man in a purple coat with long red-blonde hair. Valtor's understandably disoriented for a minute, but gets his bearings quickly enough - the room, at least, should be familiar to him after all. As should three of the four ladies staring warily at him. "Well, seems someone found me after all. Someone other than a fairy who isn't dead."

Icy says "So, you remember to. We found Bloom on Pyros, like you wanted. She was doing some kind of ritual or something. Ever since, she's been undefeatable. And she wiped our memories of that, the spell broke when you died."

"So I noticed. Looks like I've got one last member of the Domino Royal family to kill still."

Selina says "All of them, actually. The planet was revived over a year after you died. Which was four years ago."

Darcy says "And the Winx have just gotten stronger and stronger. So have we, but Bloom is different from how you remember. For one, she now has weapons on her at all times."

Stormy adds "And she is freakishly strong now. And she breathes fire. And she kills people if they get her too angry. And it's impossible to pull anything over on her for a while. Like, at all, actually."

Selina clears her throat, and says "There is…one other being I can think of that might be able to kill Bloom. He's supposed to bring about something called Ragnarok, or the end of the Nine Realms."

Valtor raises an eyebrow at Selina, and asks "The Nine Realms? That's a myth."

Icy coldly says "Bloom grew up there, apparently. Her two brothers are the gods of Thunder and Mischief, her adopted sister is the Goddess of Death, an she knows how to swordfight better than her birth parents. Myth or not, Bloom's right in the middle of it. Selina, who's this other being?"

"A four-story tall fire giant that's immune to fire. He might get knocked off his feet, but Bloom's fire blasts won't hurt him."

"Perfect, summon him to. We're going to kill her once and for all!"

AN: Happy Easter everybody! Here's the next chapter! Yes, the Trix are getting beyond desperate by now, turning to a dead wizard they're also scared of - not as scared of him as of Bloom though! And who's the fire giant Selina's found? Find out soon! And Valtor's only here because Sky running his sword through him didn't put out his Dragon Fire. In the cartoon, that took Bloom going to Valtor's core and putting it out herself, and she was a little unavailable at the time. Enjoy! more chapters coming soon! Expect more during the summer, please, as FInals are coming up once again. Wish me luck, thanks for still reading!